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House sends dozens of bills to Senate committees, including the Tax Efficiency Act of 2026
Summary
The clerk read a long list of House messages on March 4, sending many committee substitutes and house bills to Senate committees for referral, notably the Tax Efficiency Act of 2026 and a measure to create Team West Virginia Corporation; the Senate received the messages and referred the bills to the committees named by the clerk.
On March 4 the Senate clerk read multiple messages from the House listing committee substitutes and house bills that had been amended or passed by the House and were being sent to the Senate for referral. The clerk identified several notable measures, including a committee substitute for House Bill 4,001 creating Team West Virginia Corporation and committee substitute for House Bill 44 18, described in the reading as the Tax Efficiency Act of 2026.
Clerk announcements listed many bills and specified the Senate committees to which they would be referred — for example, the Tax Efficiency Act of 2026 was referred to the committee on government organization and then to the committee on finance, while several health, education, transportation, and judiciary bills were directed to the committees named on the floor. The clerk’s announcements were procedural: the messages were received and the bills were assigned to committees for further consideration.
Because the clerk’s reading primarily recorded House action and referrals, the Senate did not debate these measures on the floor at this session; committee chairs and senators will consider them in their respective committee meetings. The public record from today establishes which committees will initially review each bill.
Notable items announced by the clerk included: - Committee substitute for House Bill 4,001 (creating Team West Virginia Corporation). - Committee substitute for House Bill 44 18 (Tax Efficiency Act of 2026). - A range of other bills covering topics including workforce programs, education funding, public safety, medical cannabis, and county government authorities; each was referred to the committees the clerk announced.
Next steps: Each bill will be set for committee consideration according to the referrals read on the Senate floor; committee chairs will schedule hearings or further action as appropriate.
